Catherine’s Ballyknocken
For generations, Ballyknocken Cookery School, House and Farm has welcomed guests to our idyllic corner of County Wicklow, just outside Dublin.
Stay in our charming 1850s Farmhouse, our Milking Parlour apartment or our quaint Cottage and enjoy our award-winning Cookery School, set among lush fruit, herb and tea gardens. Join chef Catherine for open cooking classes or book a bespoke experience for family, friends, hen parties or team building events.
Create new skills, share laughter, and relax in our comfortable accommodation. Ballyknocken is also the perfect destination for small, intimate weddings, offering a unique blend of culinary adventure and countryside charm.
Stay With Us
Ballyknocken House Exclusive Hire
Ballyknocken House is the perfect setting for a private event with family and friends.
Whether it is just getting away together for a corporate or family gathering, to celebrate a special occasion or a hen party, you can exclusively hire Ballyknocken House with its welcoming homely surrounds, cozy fireplace for the evenings after having the best fun in our cookery school preparing your own delicious meal.
You will enjoy 7 beautifully furnished ensuite bedrooms in the Farmhouse, along with another 3 bedrooms across the courtyard in our Milking Parlour suite which also has a small living area.
We can host and plan your special stay with us for up to 21 guests.
Ballyknocken Cottage Rental
This charming newly renovated cottage has 4 well-appointed twin/double bedrooms (2 bedrooms en-suite), which can sleep 8 guests, available to small groups and families surrounded by rolling fields in the landscape with beautiful views of the majestic Carrick Mountain.
Milking Parlour Rental
Our Milking Parlour self-catering first-floor apartment has three tastefully designedensuite bedrooms with a kitchen living area that offers stunning views over Carrick Mountain and Forest. Guests can enjoy the beautiful herb and tea gardens at their leisure, visit the sheep in the back field.
Ballyknocken Cookery Classes
If you share our passion for good food and would like to develop new skills in the kitchen, then our popular cooking classes are a must. Our year-round cookery calendar has a great choice of short half-day weekend cookery courses to suit all levels of skills and experience from beginner to advanced.
Irish Cooking Classes with Catherine Fulvio
Looking for a real taste of Ireland?
At the very heart of this Irish farmhouse lies Ballyknocken Cookery School, a world-class school that offers fun and interactive workshops, showcasing local, seasonal produce and based on recipes perfected by the Byrne family over generations.
Corporate Team Building
Ballyknocken Cookery School, House and Farm, is the perfect venue for your unique corporate team building event, fun corporate away day, offsite meetings, overnight retreats or international incentives days out. We are only 47KM from Dublin and we offer a very different team activity experience.
Our special activity away days, can include our team building cookery classes combined with many fantastic outdoor team pursuits, summer BBQs and are all tailor made exactly to your requirements.
Offering the perfect space to come together for offsite, planning and brainstorming meetings, we invite you to come away from the office to enjoy tranquil meeting room facilities in breathtaking surroundings. We’ll plan everything you need right down to the smallest detail.